环境史及其对自然的重新书写  

Environmental History and Its Focus on the Role of Nature

作　　者：高国荣[1] 

机构地区：[1]中国社会科学院世界历史所,北京100006

出　　处：《中国历史地理论丛》2007年第1期124-133,共10页Journal of Chinese Historical Geography

基　　金：国家社科基金青年项目"美国环境史学研究"(批准号为:06CSS001)的阶段性成果

摘　　要：长期以来,由于根深蒂固的静止世界观及地理环境决定论的消极影响,再加上人类对自然的生态价值缺乏认识,自然长期被历史学家所忽视。自19世纪后半期,一些美国学者尝试将自然纳入历史的写作范畴。经过长时间摸索,这一努力日臻成熟,集中表现在20世纪六七十年代出现的环境史。环境史扩大了历史研究的范畴,提供了观察历史的新思路和新视角,它还可以对一些重大历史事件和理论问题重新做出解释。For a long time, the role of nature has always been ignored in historical research, due to the influence of mechanical outlook about nature as well as environmental determinism, and little understanding of the ecoligical value of nature. Since the late 19th century, many efforts has been made to historicize the natural environments, and the ultimate and successful results could be reflected by the rise of environmental history in the postwar years. The study of environmental history might broaden the scope of historical study, enrich our understanding of the past, and provide new dimension and approach to historical research. It might also provide new interpretations to many significant events and theories in the historical field.

关 键 词：环境史 自然与历史 静止世界观地理环境决定论 

分 类 号：X-09[环境科学与工程]